Citizens of Uzbekistan purchase nearly $15 million from banks in one day

As it was earlier reported, banks in Uzbekistan began selling foreign currency in cash.

As noted by the regulator, there are no restrictions nor limits while selling a certain foreign currency, a citizen just needs to present a passport.

The Central Bank instructed to provide exchange points with sufficient amount of both national and foreign currency.

Behzod Hamrayev, director of the Central Bank’s monetary policy department at a meeting of the International Press Club on August 22, said that on August 21, banks sold foreign currency for nearly $15 million, of which about $9.6 million in cash, and purchased little less than $20 million from citizens.

He also explained that the regulator will continue to publish every Monday exchange rates for accounting and financial purposes.